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CRITHSUttCIX ( K pi$o\oyia), ce, t. a col¬ 
li lecting of barley. Cod. Just. 
CRITICOS (,KpiTiKds ), a, um, adj. being 
skilled in judging of a thing. — Hence, 
subst. Criticus, one who is able to judge oj 
the goodness and genuineness of other 
men’s writings, a critic, Cic. — a Al¬ 
so, adj. that from which a conclusion may be 
drawn; dies, in a disease, on which a 
decided change for the better or the worse 
takes place. — Hence, Augustin. Cntica 
morbi accessio. 
CROCALLIS (unc.), Idis, f. a gem un¬ 
known to us, resembling a cherry. Plin. 
CR5CAT0S (crocus), a, utn, adj. having 
2 the color of saffron, yellowish. Plin. 
CR5CE0S (Id.), a, um, adj. of saffron. 
2 Virg. odores, li. e. saffron. Phn. twe- 
tus, li. e. saffron-sauce. -IT Also, of 
the color of saffron, yellowish, saffron, 
. flaxen, gold-colored, reddish. Virg. and 
Ovid. . 
CROCIAS (upo/das), te, m. a gem of saf¬ 
fron-color unknown to us. Plin. 
CR6CIDISM0S ( KpoKuSiapdi), i, m. the 
3 art of plucking of the nap or little threads 
adhering loosely to clothes, or as persons do 
in febrile deli~ium, who seem to catch at 
minute particlis on the bcd-clothcs. Call. 
Aur. 
CROOINuS (icpiKivos), a, um, adj. same 
2 as Croceus. Cels. Unguentum croci- 
num, or, absolutely, Prop. Crocinum. 
CRoCIS {icpwgin), is, n. 4. to croak like a 
3 raven. Plaut. . 
CRSCIS (k poxls), Idis, f - a certain herb. 
Plin. 24, 102. . ( 
CRSCIT5, as, 1. same as Crocio. Auct. 
3 carm. dc philom. 
CR5CIT0S (crocio), us, m. the croaking 
of a raven. Non. 
CROCODILeX (crocodilus), ffi, f. the ex¬ 
crement of the crocodile. Plin. 28. 28. 
CROCODiLiNX {KpoKoSeiXivy), ffi, f- « 
o kind of sophistical syllogism, so called 
~ from the crocodile, which robbed a wo¬ 
man of her child, and promised to re¬ 
turn it if she could guess whether he 
would return it or not. Quintil. 
CI10C6DILI5N {KpoKoSdXiou), i, n. a 
plant. Plin. 27, 41, perhaps Centaurea 
crocodilium, L. 
CROC6DILOS (KpoicdSeiXos), i, m. a croco¬ 
dile. Cic. 
CROCOMaGMX (npoKdpaypa), the sedi¬ 
ment of an ointment made of saffron. 
Cels • 
CROCoTX. See Crocotus. 3 
CROCoTaRIOS (crocota) a, um, adject. 
3 as, infector, one that fixes a gold or 
orange-color upon women’s garments 
Plaut. See Crocotus. 
CROCoTTX, CR0C5TX, C8R5C5TTX, 
or CRSCuTX {npondras, kpok6ttus, 
kpokovtos), ®, f- a kind of mongrel beast 
in JEthiopia, said to be produced by a hye¬ 
na and a lioness. Plin. 
CRfiCoTOLX (dimin. of crocota), te, f. 
3 same as Crocota (vestis). Plaut. 
CR5C5T0S ( KpoKwros ), a, um, adj. as 
yellow as saffi-on, or yellowish. — Hence, 
Crocota, a woman’s garment of saffron 
color. Cic. 
CR5CUM, or CR5CON (icpd/cov), t, n. 
and CR5C0S, or CR5C0S (ft pbxos), l, 
m. saffron, a plant (crocus, L.). Plin. 
_IT Also, saffron-color; so the Ro¬ 
mans probably called any yellowish 
or reddish color, as, gold or orange- 
color. Ovid. -IT Perhaps, also, the 
yellow chives in the midst of some flowers, 
as, of lilies. Plin. 21, 11.-IT Also, 
a youth md amorphosed into saffron. Ovid. 
_IT Crccus is used as a femin. by 
Apulei. 
CROCOTA. See Crocotta. 
CRCESOS (K poTooy), i, m. a very rich king 
of Lydia. - IT Also, by synecdoche, 
any rich man. Ovid. 
CRoMMyO aCRIS (K poupvov dupis), 
idis. f. a promontory of Cyprus. Cass. 
in Cic. Ep. 
CRSMyoN (Kpopvoiv), onis, f. a smalt 
town of Megans, or near Corinth. Ovid. 
CR6NI0S (Kpdi/tof), a, um, adj. Satur 
nian. Cronia {sc. sacra), the festival 
in honor of Saturn. Ace. ap. Macrob. 
CRSNIOS, a, um, adj. mare, the frozen 
sea, northern ocean, still called in Irish 
muir chroinn, ft. e. the frozen sea. 
Plin. 
CROTXLISTRIX (crotalum), ne, f. a fc- 
3 male player on the crotalum. Prop. - 
IT Also, a stork. Pctron. 
CR5TXLI UM (xpurdXiov), ii, n. properly, 
a small rattle; so a sort of pendants, 
consisting of two or three pearls, was 
called in the time of Pliny. Plin. 
9, 56. 
CROTALUM {updraXov), i, n. a sort of 
rattle. — Crotala were rattles, h.e. com¬ 
monly two pieces of wood, or wooden, 
perhaps, also brass plates, which being 
struck together made a kind of music ; 
castanets. Cic. 
CROTXPHOS, or CROTXPHOS (ft p6ra- 
3 ), i, m. the temple or upper part of the 
side of the head. -IT Also, a pain in 
that part. Cod. Aurel. 
CROTo, or CROTON {Kpbrwv), onis, 
also, CROTONA, as, f. a town of Lower 
Italy, now Crotone. Plin. -IT A tree, 
which was also called Cici. Plin. 
CROTON!aTeS (Croton), as, m. a person 
of Crotona. Cic. — Crotoniatm, the in¬ 
habitants of Crotona. Cic. 
CROTONIeNSIS (Id.), e, adj. at, of, near 
Crotona, belonging to it, Crotonian. Sal¬ 
lust. and Liv. — Crotonienses, the in¬ 
habitants of Crotona. Liv. 
CROToPOS (Kpdrcoirof), i, m. a king of 
Argos and grandfather of Linus. — 
Hence, Crotopi&des, te, m. the grandson 
of Crotopus, h. e. Linus. Ovid. 
CROTOS (Kpdroj), i, m. one of the twelve 
3 signs, Sagittary. Colum. 
CROCIaBiLIS (crucio), e, adj. torment- 
3 ing, painful, miserable. Qcll. 
CROC! ABIUITaS (cruciabilis), atis, f. 
3 painfulness, torment. Plaut. 
CROCIaBILITER (Id.), adv. painfully, 
cruelly. Plaut. 
CROCIABONDOS (crucio), a, um, adj. 
3 same as Crucians. Cyprian. 
CROC! AMEN (Id.), inis, n. pain, ton¬ 
'd ment, torture. Prudent. 
CROCIAMeNTUM (Id.), j, n. pain, tor- 
1 ment, torture. Cic. 
CROCIARIOS (crux), a, um, adj. tor- 
3 menting, torturing. Tertull. -IT As a 
subst. it signifies one hanged or crucified. 
Pctron. — Hence, a fellow deserving the 
gallows, a good-for-notliing fellow. Apul. 
CROCIATOR (crucio), oris, m. a tor- 
3 mentor. Arnob. 
CROCIATOS (Id.), us, m. torment, torture, 
pain, agony, distress, vexation, anguish. 
Cic. — Also, any tormenting, unlawful ex¬ 
ecution. Cces. 
CROCIFER (crux & fero), i, m. a cross- 
3 bearer. Prudent. 
CR0CIFIG5 (crux & figo), is, ixi, ixum, 
a. 3. to crucify, oravpdw. Sueton. — A1 
so, written separately. 
CROCIFIXOR (crucifigo), 5ris, m. one who 
3 crucifies. Paulin. Nolan. 
CROCIFIXOS, a, um, particip. from cru¬ 
cifigo. 
CROCIS (crux), as, avi, Stum, a. 1. to tor 
ment, rack, torture, pain, afflict, vex, har¬ 
ass, disquiet, grieve, distress, (jaxravigo}, 
dvtaw. Cic. -— Hence, Cruciari, to tor¬ 
ment, trouble one’s self , to be in anxiety or 
alarm, &c. Plaut. 
CRuDARIOS (crudus), a, um, adj. ve¬ 
na argenti, at the top of a mine. Plin. 
ORuDeUIS (Id.), e, adj. cruel, fierce, in¬ 
human, savage, barbarous, inexorable, 
hard-hearted, xixpds, aiSyp6(j>po>v, airav- 
Spomos. Cic. mulier. Id. helium. Ovid. 
poerna. Nep. Crudelissimum nomen 
tyranni. Prop. Crudelior janua. Virg. 
funus. — Hence, Claudian. Crudele for 
Crudeliter. 
CRuDeLITaS (crudelis), atis, f cruelty, 
barbarity, inhumanity. Cic. 
CRuDeLITER (Id.), adv. in a cruel man¬ 
ner, cruelly. Cic. Crudelissime. Ovid. 
Ecquis crudelius amavit ? 
CRuDeSCS (crudus), is, dui, n. 3. to he¬ 
'll come raw or fresh. — Hence, groxo worse, 
fiercer, Sec., increase more and more. 
Virg. Crudescit morbus. Id. pugna. 
Tacit, seditio. 
CRuDITaS (Id.), atis, f. indigestion, cru¬ 
dity, apepsy, dnexpia. — Hence, repletion 
of the stomach, excess in eating. Cic. —— 
IT Cruditates,/ood not digested, crudities. 
Plin. -IT Cels. Cruditas morbi, when 
the crisis does not take place regularly. 
CRuDITATIO (crudito), onis, f. indiges- 
3 tion. Cod. Aurclian. 
224 
CRuDITS (crudus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
3 to labor under indigestion. Tertull. 
CRuDOS (for cruidus, from cruor), a, um, 
adj. properly, full of blood, bloody. -1 
Hence, of food, raw, h. e. not boiled. 
Plaut. and Liv. — Also, of a wound, 
rate, h. e. fresh, not yet healed, or covered 
with skin. Omd. and Plin. -IT Also, un¬ 
digested. Juvenal, pavo. — Crudus ho¬ 
mo, one that cannot digest, or has not yet 
digested the food he has taken (also, one 
that suffers from disorders of the stomach.) 
Cic. and Herat. So, also, Cic. Crudior. 
Cato. Alvuscruda.-IT Also, of fruits, 
unripe, immature. — Hence, figur. unripe, 
untimely. Horat. Puella cruda marito, 
or, Martial, viro, ft. e. not. yet ripe for 
marriage. Stat. funus, premature. — 
Also, too young, too new, unaccustomed, 
unused, very young. Tacit, servitium. 
Stat. amor. - IT Also, not worked, 
elaborated, not e.iltivated, raw. Colum. 
solum, ft. e. not ploughed. — So, also, 
of verses, unfinished. Pers. — Van. 
corium, ft. e. raxe, not dressed. Colum. 
spartum, ft. e. non malleatum. - 
IT Also, still fresh or green, not yet with¬ 
ered, faded or decayed. Virg. cortex. — 
Figur. Id. senectus, A. e. fresh, vigorous. 
-IT Also, hard, stiff, inflexible. Virg. 
ensis. — Hence, figur. hard, inflexible, 
cruel, savage, barbaroxis, bloody, roxigli, 
&c. Ovid, pater. Id. belluin.— Also, 
not to be sxibdued, or unsubdued by misfor¬ 
tunes. Sil. mens.-IT Cels, dui cra- 
dum eructat, belches rawly. 
CROeNTaTIS (cruento), onis, f. a sprin- 
3 kling of blood. Tertull. 
CROeNTe (cruentus), adv. bloodily, in. a 
2 bloody manner, cruelly, if it be accompa¬ 
nied by effusion of blood. Justin. — 
Sencc. Cruentius. Oros. Cruentissime 
_IT Also, cruel. Justin. 
CREeNTER (Id.), adv. same as Crum its. 
3 Apxd. 
CROeNTS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
make bloody, or sprinkle with blood. Cic. 
gladium. — Also, figur. to injure, hurt. 
Id. Hmc te cruentat oratio. Id. rem- 
publicam. — Also, to stain, pollute. Im- 
cret. vestem. Cic. secures scelere. Hep. 
manus sanguine. — Also, to dye with a 
red color. Senec. 
CROeNTOS (cruor), a, um, adj. bloody. 
Cic, cadaver. Cels. Cruentior. Velleu 
Dies cruentissimus. Horat. Cruenta, 
orum, bloodshed. — Hence, bloody, de¬ 
lighting in blood or bloodshed., cruel, fierce, 
ferocious, savage, inhuman, barbarm, 
ruthless. Horat. ira. Ascon. sententie. 
Plin. adulatio. Ovid. Achilles cruen¬ 
tior bello, ft. e. blood-thirst.]!. — A so, 
red, blood-red, ruddy. Virg. — Also, 
stained, polluted, contaminated. Lucret. 
ccelum, ft. e. corrupted, pestilential. 
CROMeNX, and CROMINX (unc.), te, f. 
3 a small money-bag, purse, fiahavnov, 
uapaviriov. Plaut. and Horat. 
CROMeNISECX (crumena & seco), ffi,m. 
a cut-purse, 0a\avTior6poi. 
CROSR (ftpvos), oris, m. blood efluset 
1 from a wound and congealing, coagu 
lated blood, gore. Virg. Cruorem. ore 
ejectare. Plin. St oculi suffunduntur 
c J ruore . -IT Also, bloodshed, murder. 
Horat. and Ovid. — IT Also, for vires. 
CROPELLaRIOS, or CRuPPeLLaRTOS 
(a Celtic word), i, m a soldier armed 
CRORXLIS (crus), e, adject, belonging 
3 the leg, crural. Pctron. fascia. 
CRuRIFR AGIOS (crus & f ran p)’f’ U ”; 
3 adj. one whose legs they arc breakings 
one whose legs are broken. Plnut. 
CROS (unc.), uris, n the leg from theW 
to the ankle, ouehoi, 0 , 
IT Figur. the lower part of the stc > / 
body of a tree. Colum. -H A'so, w 
name of a Roman family, as, Lentulus 
CROSCOLUM (dimin. of crus), i, “ Illt>> 
l&lflfoiopa), Mis, n a striking d 
3 musical instruments. Martial^ ^ ^ 
CROSTX (ft pvos), La crus, - o( 
7rXa(, as, of ice. _Also,o' 1 
bread. Plin. Crusta pani . j r ,- e d 
incrustation formed over a sor , ^ 
matter, a scab or scurf. -■ • - ure) 
parget, plaster. Phn. — A1 ’ J * 
